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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1958
Page
4
The article surveys coastal sovereignty debates as nations claim larger sea areas beyond the traditional three mile limit. It notes no international authority settles disputes, leaving waters marked by new, conflicting signs and creating a patchwork of enforceable zones for mariners.
The 1958 landscape sees China expanding territorial waters to 12 miles affecting Hong Kong air sea routes, Iceland barring British fishermen, and Saudi Arabia widening its coastal zone. An 86 nation Geneva conference deadlocked on changing the three mile limit as Indonesia and others claim broader seas. The United States and Western powers oppose a universal 12 mile rule due to economic and strategic costs while many nations already assert wider zones.
The text notes long standing debates over continental shelf rights and sea waters with United States claims to exploit seabeds while others contest jurisdiction. It mentions 1954 incidents near South America where four whalers owned by a Greek-Argentine resident, flying Panamanian flags and manned by German crews, were attacked by Peru with backing from Ecuador and Chile.
Riverdale notes Diane Mecham Thompson of Los Angeles visited the home of Dwain Tate, en route with Mrs. Thompson to Montana to visit her grandparents. Weekend guests included Hyrum Smith and Frank Kinney with DeLyle Hull and two sons, all of local ties.
In Pocatello and nearby areas, families planned visits to Payette and Ogden. Wendell Smith oversaw work projects in Payette while Mr and Mrs Hyrum Smith accompanied him. Wilford Meek returns home after Army service in Berlin. Various couples hosted dinner guests from Cleveland and Wyoming and arranged potato harvest support in Idaho Falls.
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